🌟 Exploring Health Inequalities in Dermatology Care
🎤 Featured Speaker | G-PHEC 2026
The Global Public Health and Epidemiology Congress (G-PHEC 2026) is delighted to feature Lakshaajeni Thevapalan, Resident Doctor at James Paget University Hospital, United Kingdom. She brings a strong interest in global health and has undertaken an elective in Tanzania focusing on tropical disease and chronic skin conditions.
Presentation
Dermatological conditions represent a significant but often under-recognised public health burden, particularly in regions where specialist healthcare resources are limited.
This presentation examines patterns of dermatology care access in Tanzania and highlights the geographic inequalities that can prevent patients from receiving specialist services. The retrospective study analysed routinely collected data from the Regional Dermatology Training Centre in Moshi, providing important evidence on disease patterns, patient demographics, and geographical access to specialist care.
The findings highlight the need to strengthen primary-care dermatology expertise and consider innovative approaches such as teledermatology, task-sharing, and decentralisation of specialist services. These strategies could help reduce unnecessary long-distance travel and improve continuity of care for people living with chronic skin conditions.
🌍 Key Areas of Interest
Dermatology and global health
Healthcare access and health equity
Epidemiology of skin diseases
Geographic disparities in healthcare
Primary-care capacity building
Teledermatology and digital health
Healthcare system strengthening
Be part of the scientific conversation exploring how data-driven research and innovative healthcare models can help make specialist care more accessible and equitable.
🚀 From epidemiological evidence to equitable care—discover new perspectives on global dermatology and health-system access.
🔗 Speaker Profile:
https://globalpublichealthcongress.com/speaker/lakshaajeni-thevapalan
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